Portland Police said the man's car ran out of gas before he unsuccessfully attempted to cross the freeway's northbound lanes. The collision occurred at about 6 p.m. in the freeway's northbound lanes near the Northwest Glisan Street exit in downtown Portland.

Medics transported the pedestrian to nearby Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center, said Lt. Damon Simmons, a Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman. Simmons said the man was conscious after the crash.

Sgt. Greg Stewart, a Portland Police spokesman, later said the pedestrian's injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

Stewart said police closed all northbound traffic lanes as they investigated the accident, but later reopened the freeway.